*ḥsy: 'to cover, hide; to take refuge'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḥsy
Meaning	'to cover, hide; to take refuge'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	ḥāsâ (HALOT 337)	HALOT 337	gloss withheld
Geez	ḥasawa; ḥassawa (LGz. 245)	LGz. 245	gloss withheld
Tigre	ḥassa (LGz. 246)	LGz. 246	gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT 337 and LGz. 246 compare Akkadian ḫesû 'to cover (up), hide' (CAD Ḫ 176), with ḫ against Hebrew and Geez ḥ. The Ethiopic sense 'to lie' comes from 'cover, hide' (LGz. 246).

Updated 26 October 2026

*ḥsy: 'to cover, hide; to take refuge'

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